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POLYMERS AND THEIR USE IN LAUNDRY COMPOSITIONS
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a substituted polysaccharide of the kind
comprising a
benefit agent and a deposition aid for deposition of the benefit agent onto a
substrate, and its use in laundry compositions.
Background of the Invention
The deposition of a benefit' agent onto a substrate, such as a fabric, is well
known in
the art. In laundry applications typical "benefit agents" include fabric
softeners and
conditioners, soil release polymers, sunscreens; and the like. Deposition of a
benefit
agent is used, for example, in fabric treatment processes such as fabric
softening to
impart desirable properties to the fabric substrate.
Conventionally, the deposition of the benefit agent has had to rely upon the
attractive
forces between the oppositely charged substrate and the benefit agent.
Typically this
requires the addition of benefit agents during the rinsing step of a treatment
process so
as to avoid adverse effects from other charged chemical species present in the
treatment compositions. For example, cationic fabric conditioners are
incompatible
with anionic surfactants in laundry washing compositions.
Such adverse charge considerations can place severe limitations upon the
inclusion of
benefit agents in compositions where an active component thereof is of an
opposite
charge to that of the benefit agent. For example, cotton is negatively charged
and thus
requires a positively charged benefit agent in order for the benefit agent to
be
substantive to the cotton, i.e. to have an affinity for the cotton so as to
absorb onto it.
Often the substantivity of the benefit agent is reduced and/or the deposition
rate of the
material is reduced because of the presence of incompatible charged species in
the
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compositions. However, in recent times, it has been proposed to deliver a
benefit
agent in a form whereby it is substituted onto another chemical moiety which
increases
its affinity for the substrate in question.
Prior Art
WO-A-98/00500 discloses detergent compositions comprising a peptide or protein
deposition aid having a high affinity for fibres or a surface, and a benefit
agent
attached/adsorbed to the deposition aid. However, this deposition aid does not
change
chemically such as to increase its affinity for the substrate during the
treatment
process.
GB-A-1 031 484 discloses stable aqueous dispersions of elastic copolymers
which can
be converted to cross-linked polymers by the action of heat or acid. They can
be used
to produce films or covering layers. However, none of the compounds has a
benefit
agent attached to the deposition enhancing part. There is no disclosure of
using these
materials in methods of laundry or fabric care.
US-A-5 730 760 discloses a process of fabric washing in which a dye
redeposition
inhibiting agent is used. The dye redeposition inhibiting polymer used is of a
specific
type, being produced by polymerising, for example, vinylester monomers. There
is not
any mention of materials having any surface substantive properties nor is
there a
description of any reaction by which such surface substantive properties
increase
during use.
WO-A-92/13114 discloses hair fixative polymers which form a film after
application.
The polymers are fundamentally different from those of the present invention
in that
they do not comprise a deposition part attached to a benefit agent. The
polymeric
material has no particular affinity for hair - it is just applied onto it.
There is certainly no
mention of a reaction which increases the affinity. Any reaction which occurs
leads to
the cross-linking of polymer and the formation of film. It is not disclosed
that the
polymers should be water-soluble of dispersible - they are normally dissolved
in an
inert carrier such as alcohol.
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WO-A-95/35087 discloses a hair fixative amphoteric polymer composition. It is
insoluble in water but can be solubilised by use of neutralisers or
solubilising
alcohol/water mixtures. The polymers do not to undergo any reaction which
increases
their affinity for hair. There is no benefit agent attached to the polymer.
WO-A-98/29528 discloses cellulose ethers in which some substituents are
(poly)alkoxylated, analogues of the latter in which the (poly)alkoxylated
groups are
terminated with a cationic moiety in the form of a quaternary ammonium group,
and
cellulose ethers in which some substituents are carboxylic acids in the salt
form (i.e.
the materials are essentially carboxymethylcellulose variants). None of these
substituents in any variant is of a kind which would undergo a chemical change
to
enhance fabric affinity.
WO-A-99/14245 discloses laundry detergent compositions containing cellulosic
based
polymers to provide appearance and integrity benefits to fabrics. These
polymers are
cellulosic polymers in which the saccharide rings have pendant oxygen atoms to
which
substituents 'R' are bonded, i.e. they are attached to the rings via an ether
linkage.
The groups `R' can be hydrogen, lower alkyl or alkylene linkages terminated by
carboxylic acid, ester or amide groups. Optionally, up to five alkyleneoxy
groups may
be interspersed between the groups are the respective oxygen atom. None of the
pendant groups is a benefit agent group. However, at least some of these
groups may
undergo a chemical change such as hydrolysis, in the wash liquor. However no
such
change would result in an increased affinity for the fabric. On the contrary,
because
the "ester" group is configured with the carbonyl group closer to the
polysaccharide
than the oxygen atom (i.e. esters of carboxyalkyl groups), any hydrolysis will
result in
free acid substituents which will actually result in an increase in solubility
and therefore,
a decrease in affinity for the fabric.
WO-A-99/14295 discloses structures analogous to those described in WO-A-
99/14245
but in one alternative, the substituents 'R' together with the oxygen on the
saccharide
ring, constitute pendant half-esters of certain dicarboxylic acids. A single
example of
such a material is given. Again, no pendant group is a benefit agent group.
However,
the dicarboxylic acid half-esters would tend to hydrolyse in the wash liquor
and thereby
increase affinity of the material for a cotton fabric. However, first, this
mechanism of
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action or behaviour is not mentioned. Second, the hydrolysis rate of such
dicarboxylic
acids half esters is not as great as that of esters of monocarboxylic acids
(which are
not disclosed or claimed in WO-A-99/14295). Third, the degree of substitution
for this
variant is specified as being from 0.001 to 0.1. This is so low as to make the
enhancement of fabric affinity too low to be worthwhile for this mechanism of
action.
Fourth, the structures described and claimed insofar as they have such half
ester
substituents, must also have substituents of the type which are carboxyalkyl
groups or
esters thereof, i.e. of the type also described in WO-A-99/14245. In the
latter (ester)
case, these would hydrolyse to the free acid form. The degree of substitution
of the
latter (0.2 to 2) is considerably higher than for the half-ester groups and
the resultant
increase in solubility would easily negate any enhanced affinity for the
fabric by
hydrolysis of the half-ester groups.
WO-A-00/1 8861 provides a water-soluble or water-dispersible material for
deposition
onto a substrate during a treatment process, wherein the material comprises:
(i) a deposition enhancing part having a polymeric backbone; and
(ii) a benefit agent group attached to the deposition enhancing part by a
hydrolytically stable bond;
such that the material undergoes during the treatment process, a chemical
change
which does not involve the hydrolytically stable bond and by which change the
affinity
of the material onto the substrate is increased. The preferred materials are
substituted
polysaccharides.
WO-A-00/1 8861 mentions as possible benefit groups, lubricants, ironing aids
and fabric
softeners. However, it is known that silicone materials are especially useful
agents for
delivering this kind of benefit. Up to now, there has been no specific
teaching of how to
deliver a silicone to a cotton substrate by use of a polysaccharide. The
present
invention is aimed at solving this problem.
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Definition of the invention
According to the present invention there is provided a laundry composition
comprising a surfactant and a substituted polysaccharide comprising P J-4
linkages, optional (3,_3 linkages and/or other linkages, and having the
general
formula (I) defined below under the heading "Preferred Overall Structures",
and
wherein the silicone chain(s) is or are independently selected from those also
defined below as "Preferred Silicone Chains".
Detailed Description of the Invention
The Substituted Polysaccharide
In the substituted polysaccharide, the silicone chain is preferably attached
to the
polysaccharide by a covalent stable bond. That means that the bonding of the
silicone
should be sufficiently stable so as not to undergo hydrolysis in the
environment of the
treatment process for the duration of that process. For example, in laundry
cleaning
applications, the substituted polysaccharide should be sufficiently stable so
that the
bond between the silicone and polysaccharide does not undergo hydrolysis in
the wash
liquor, at the wash temperature, before the silicone has been deposited onto
the fabric.
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Preferably, the bond between the silicone and the polysaccharide is such that
the
decay rate constant (kd) of the material in an aqueous solution at 0.01 wt% of
the
material together with 0.1 wt% of anionic surfactant at a temperature of 40 C
at a pH of
10.5 is such that kd<10-3s 1.
The substituted polysaccharide of the present invention is water-soluble or
water-
dispersible in nature and comprises a polysaccharide substituted with at least
one
silicone attached to the polysaccharide aid by a hydrolytically stable bond.
By water-soluble, as used herein, what is meant is that the material forms an
isotropic
solution on addition to water or another aqueous solution.
By water-dispersible, as used herein, what is meant is that the material forms
a finely
divided suspension on addition to water or another aqueous solution.
By an increase in the affinity of the substituted polysaccharide for a
substrate such as a
textile fabric upon a chemical change, what is meant is that at some time
during the
treatment process, the amount of material that has been deposited is greater
when the
chemical change is occurring or has occurred, compared to when the chemical
change
has not occurred and is not occurring, or is occurring more slowly, the
comparison
being made with all conditions being equal except for that change in the
conditions
which is necessary to affect the rate of chemical change.
Deposition onto a substrate includes deposition by adsorption, co-
crystallisation,
entrapment and/or adhesion.
The Polysaccharide Part
The polysaccharide is preferably 131.4 linked and js a cellulose, a cellulose
derivative, or
another (3-1,4-linked polysaccharide having an affinity for cellulose, such as
mannan and
glucomannan.
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Preferably, the polysaccharide has only 1i-1,4 linkages. Optionally, the
polysaccharide
has linkages in addition to the R-1,4 linkages, such as 13-1,3 linkages. Thus,
optionally
some other linkages are present. Polysaccharide backbones which include some
material which is not a saccharide ring are also within the ambit of the
present
invention (whether terminal or within the polysaccharide chain).
The polysaccharide may be straight or`branched. Many naturally occurring
polysaccharides have at least some degree of branching, or at any rate at
least some
saccharide rings are in the form of pendant side groups (which are therefore
not in
themselves counted in determining the degree of substitution) on a main
polysaccharide backbone.
A polysaccharide comprises a plurality of saccharide rings which have pendant
hydroxyl groups. In the substituted polysaccharides of the present invention,
at least
some of these hydroxyl groups are independently substituted by, or replaced
with, one
or more other substituents, at least one being a silicone chain. The "average
degree of
substitution" for a given class of substituent means the average number of
substituents
of that class per saccharide ring for the totality of polysaccharide molecules
in the
sample and is determined for all saccharide rings.
The Deposition Enhancing Group
A deposition enhancing group is a group which undergoes a chemical change in
use,
and is attached to the polysaccharide agent group by means of a covalent
stable bond.
This chemical change results in an increase of the affinity of the material
for the
substrate and is referred to further below.
The chemical change which causes the increased substrate affinity is
preferably
caused by hydrolysis, perhydrolysis or bond-cleavage, optionally catalysed by
an
enzyme or another catalyst. Hydrolysis of substituent ester-linked groups is
typical.
By ester linkage is meant that the hydrogen of an -OH group has been replaced
by a
substituent such as R'-CO-, R'SO2- etc to form a carboxylic acid ester,
sulphonic acid
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ester (as appropriate) etc together with the remnant oxygen attached to the
saccharide
ring. In some cases, the group R' may for example contain a heteroatom, e.g.
as an
-NH- group attached to the carbonyl, sulphonyl etc group, so that the linkage
as a
whole could be regarded as a urethane etc linkage. However, the term ester
linkage is
still to be construed as encompassing these structures.
The average degree of substitution of these pendant groups which undergo the
chemical change is preferably from 0.1 to 3 (e.g. from 0.3 to 3), more
preferably from
0.1 to I (e.g. from 0.3 to 1).
The Silicone Chain(s)
As used herein the term "silicone chain" means a polysiloxane or derivative
thereof. In
the section "Preferred Overall Structure" hereinbelow, various preferred
silicone chains
are recited and these are typically suitable, whether or not the substituted
polysaccharide conforms to the preferred overall structure.
Preferred Overall Structures
Preferred substituted polysaccharides of the invention are cellulosic polymers
of
formula (I):-
,, R
,R R
0
-3~ (I)
O
Q P 0
R R 0.
R
n
(optional (3-1,3 and/or other linkages and/or other groups being permitted in
the above
formula (I))wherein at least one or more -OR groups of the polymer are
substituted by
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or replaced by independently selected silicone chains and at least one or more
R
groups are independently selected from groups of formulae:-
RI-C- R1-O-C-
p O
R22 N-C- R1-C-C-
11 11 11
0 O O
0
II
R3/C 0
~C-O-R4 R1-S-
O O
O
RI- P- IOI
OH R12 P-
wherein each R' is independently selected from C1.20 (preferably C1_6) alkyl,
C2_20
(preferably C2.6) alkenyl (e.g. vinyl) and C5.7 aryl (e.g. phenyl) any of
which is optionally
substituted by one or more substituents independently selected from C1_4
alkyl, C1-12
(preferably C1_4) alkoxy, hydroxyl, vinyl and phenyl groups;
each R2 is independently selected from hydrogen and groups R1 as hereinbefore
defined;
R3 is a bond or is selected from C1-4 alkylene, C2_4 alkenylene and C5.7
arylene (e.g.
phenylene) groups, the carbon atoms in any of these being optionally
substituted by
one or more substituents independently selected from C1_12 (preferably C1.4)
alkoxy,
vinyl, hydroxyl, halo and amine groups;
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each R4 is independently selected from hydrogen, counter cations such as
alkali metal
(preferably Na) or 2 Ca or 2 Mg, and groups R' as hereinbefore defined; and
groups R which together with the oxygen atom forming the linkage to the
respective
saccharide ring forms an ester or hemi-ester group of a tricarboxylic- or
higher
polycarboxylic- or other complex acid such as citric acid, an amino acid, a
synthetic
amino acid analogue or a protein;
any remaining R groups being selected from hydrogen and other substituents.
For the avoidance of doubt, as already mentioned, in formula (I), some of the
R groups
may optionally have one or more structures, for example as hereinbefore
described.
For example, one or more R groups may simply be hydrogen or an alkyl group.
Preferred groups which undergo the chemical change may for example be
independently selected from one or more of acetate, propanoate,
trifluroacetate, 2-(2-
hydroxy-1-oxopropoxy) propanoate, lactate, glycolate, pyruvate, crotonate,
isovalerate
cinnamate, formate, salicylate, carbamate, methylcarbamate, benzoate,
gluconate,
methanesulphonate, toluene, sulphonate, groups and hemiester groups of
fumaric,
malonic, itaconic, oxalic, maleic, succinic, tartaric, aspartic, glutamic, and
malic acids.
Particularly preferred such groups are the monoacetate, hemisuccinate, and 2-
(2-
hydroxy-1-oxopropoxy)propanoate. The term "monoacetate" is used herein to
denote
those acetates with the degree of substitution of 1 or less on a cellulose or
other i-1,4
polysaccharide backbone.
Cellulose esters of hydroxyacids can be obtained using the acid anhydride in
acetic
acid solution at 20-30 C and in any case below 50 C. When the product has
dissolved
the liquid is poured into water (b.p. 316,160). Tri-esters can be converted to
secondary
products as with the triacetate. Glycollic and lactic ester are most common.
Cellulose glycollate may also be obtained from cellulose chloracetate (GB-A-
320 842)
by treating 100 parts with 32 parts of NaOH in alcohol added in small
portions.
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An alternative method of preparing cellulose esters consists in the partial
displacement
of the acid radical in a cellulose ester by treatment with another acid of
higher
ionisation constant (FR-A-702 116). The ester is heated at about 100 C with
the acid
which, preferably, should be a solvent for the ester. By this means cellulose
acetate-
oxalate, tartrate, maleate, pyruvate, salicylate and phenylglycollate have
been
obtained, and from cellulose tribenzoate a cellulose benzoate-pyruvate. A
cellulose
acetate-lactate or acetate-glycol late could be made in this way also. As an
example
cellulose acetate (10 g.) in dioxan (75 ml.) containing oxalic acid (10 g.) is
heated at
100 C for 2 hours under reflux.
Multiple esters are prepared by variations of this process. A simple ester of
cellulose,
e.g. the acetate, is, dissolved in a mixture of two (or three) organic acids,
each of which
has an ionisation constant greater than that of acetic acid (1.82 x 10-5).
With solid
acids suitable solvents such as propionic acid, dioxan and ethylene dichloride
are
used. If a mixed cellulose ester is treated with an acid this should have an
ionisation
constant greater than that of either of the acids already in combination.
A cellulose acetate-lactate-pyruvate is prepared from cellulose acetate, 40
per cent.
acetyl (100 g.), in a bath of 125 ml. pyruvic acid and 125 ml. of 85 per cent.
lactic acid
by heating at 100 C for 18 hours. The product is soluble in water and is
precipitated
and washed with ether-acetone. M.p. 230-250 C.
In the case of those materials having a cellulose backbone and pendant ester
groups,
without being bound by any particular theory or explanation, the inventors
have
conjectured that the mechanism of deposition is as follows.
Cellulose is substantially insoluble in water. Attachment of the ester groups
to make a
cellulose derivative causes disruption of the hydrogen bonding between rings
of the
cellulose chain or chains, thus increasing water solubility or dispersibility.
In the
treatment liquor, the ester groups are hydrolysed, causing the cellulose
derivative to
increase its affinity for the substrate, e.g. the fabric.
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In the case when solubilising groups are attached to the polysaccharide, this
is typically
via covalent bonding and, may be pendant upon the backbone or incorporated
therein.
The type of solubilising group may alter according to where the group is
positioned with
respect to the backbone.
In this specification the "n" subscript used in the general formulae of the
substituted
polysaccharide is a generic reference to a polymer. Although "n" can also mean
the
actual (average) number of repeat units present in the polysaccharide, it is
more
meaningful to refer to "n" by the number average molecular weight.
The number average molecular weight (Me) of the substituted polysaccharide
part may
typically be in the range of 1,000 to 200,000, for example 2,000 to 100,000,
e.g. as
measured using GPC with multiple angle laser scattering detection.
The silicone chains preferred for use to substitute or replace (dependent upon
the
synthetic route use to prepare the substituted polysaccharides of the
invention) at least
one -OR group in the compounds of formula (I) are representative of preferred
silicone
chains for use in substituted polysaccharides used inthe invention as a whole,
ie
whether or not the overall structure conforms to Formula (I).
Preferably, the average degree of substitution for the silicone chains is from
0.001 to
0.5, preferably 0.01 to 0.5, more preferably from 0.01 to 0.1, still more
preferably from
0.01 to 0.05.
Even more preferably the average degree of substitution for the silicone
chains is from
0.00001 to 0.1, more preferably from 0.001 to 0.04, even more preferably from
0.001 to
0.01.
Preferred silicone chains suitable for this use are those of formula:
G
~ G2
Si
G3
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wherein L is absent or is a linking group and one or two of substituents G'-G3
is a
methyl group, the remainder being selected from groups of formula
CH3 C H3 H3
G
-(-O DO 5
1.. G4 JnJHS
3 ri
the -Si(CH3)20- groups and the -Si(CH3 0)(G4)- groups being arranged in random
or
block fashion, but preferably random.
wherein n is from 5 to 1000, preferably from 10 to 200 and m is from 0 to 100,
preferably from 0 to 20, for example from 1 to 20.
G4 is selected from groups of formula:
-(CH2)p-CH3, where p is from I to 18
-(CH2)q NH-(CH2)r,-NH2 where q and r are independently from 1 to 3
-(CH2)s NH2, where s is from 1 to 3
0
-(CH2),- c H \ H2 where t is from 1 to 3
-(CH2)e-COOH, where u is from 1 to 10,
O
(CH2),
0
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where v is from 1 to 10, and
-(CH2 CH2O),,,,-(CH2)X H, where w is from 1 to 150, preferably from 10 to 20
and xis
from 0 to 10;
and G5 is independently selected from hydrogen, groups defined above for G4, -
OH,
-CH3 and -C(CH3)3=
Other substituents
As well as the silicone chain(s) and the pendant group(s) which undergo a
chemical
change to enhance deposition, pendant groups of other types may optionally be
present, i.e. groups which do not confer a benefit and which do not undergo a
chemical
change to enhance substrate affinity. Within that class of other groups is the
sub-class
of groups for enhancing the solubility of the material (e.g. groups which are,
or contain
one or more free carboxylic acid/salt and/or sulphonic acid/salt and/or
sulphate
groups).
Examples of solubility enhancing substituents include carboxyl, sulphonyl,
hydroxyl,
(poly)ethyleneoxy- and/or (poly)propyleneoxy-containing groups, as well as
amine
groups.
The other pendant groups preferably comprise from 0% to 65%, more preferably
from
0% to 10% of the total number of pendant groups. The water-solubilising groups
could
comprise from 0% to 100% of those other groups but preferably from 0% to 20%,
more
preferably from 0% to 10%, still more preferably from 0% to 5% of the total
number of
other pendant groups.
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Synthetic Routes
As described above, preferred substituted polysaccharides of the present
invention are
those of formula (I). Further, preferred silicone chains, whether for the
compounds of
formula (I) or any other substituted polysaccharides of the invention are
preferably
attached via a linking group "-L-". This linking group is the residue of the
reactants
used to form the substituted polysaccharide.
The substituted polysaccharides of the invention can be made thus:
(a) a polysaccharide is first substituted with one or more deposition
enhancing
groups; and
(b) one or more silicone groups are then attached.
If any other substituents are to be present, these may already be present in
the
commercially available polysaccharide, or attached before or after step (a)
and/or (b).
Whilst steps (a) and (b) can be reversed, the reaction whereby step (a) is
conducted
first is preferred.
The deposition enhancing group(s) is/or are attached in step (a) according to
the
methodology described in WO-A-00/18861.
In step (b), one or more hydroxyl groups on the polysaccharide are reacted
with a
reactive group attached to the silicone chain, or the hydroxyl group(s) in
question is/are
converted to another group capable of reaction with a reactive group attached
to the
silicone chain. Listed below, are suitable mutually reactive groups. In the
case of
hydroxyl groups, these may be the original hydroxyl group of the
polysaccharide.
However, either of a pair of these mutually reactive groups may be present on
the
polysaccharide and the other attached to the silicone chain, or vice versa,
the reaction
chemistry being chosen appropriately. In the following description, for
convenience,
"PSC" refers to the polysaccharide chain with or without deposition enhancing
group(s)
and/or other substituent(s) already attached. "SXC" refers to the group
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Si G2
13
G
as hereinbefore defined.
Preferred linking groups -L- are selected from the following, wherein
preferably, the
left hand end of the group depicted is connected to the saccharide ring either
direct or
via the residual oxygen of one of the original saccharide -OH groups and the
right
hand end is connected to the moiety -Si(G'G2G3). Thus, the configuration as
written
is PSC-L-SXC. However, the reverse configuration SXC-L-PSC is also within the
ambit
of this definition and this is also mentioned where appropriate.
Preferred linking groups -L- are selected from amide, ester, ether, urethane,
triazine,
carbonate, amine and ester-alkylene linkages.
A preferred amide linkage is:
0
G6 I N G7
I G 8
where G6 and G7 are each optionally present and are independently selected
spacer
groups, e.g. selected from C1_14 alkylene groups, arylene, C1_4 alkoxylene, a
residue of
an oligo- or poly-ethylene oxide moiety, C1_4 alkylamine or a polyamine groups
and
G8 is hydrogen or C1_4 alkyl.
This linkage can be formed by reacting
0
PSC G6 II N -G7 NH
G 8 1 G9
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wherein G7 and G8 are as hereinbefore defined and G9 is hydrogen or C1_4
alkyl;
with a compound of formula:
0
SXC G6 C Gll
wherein G11 is hydroxy, a group with active ester functionality halo, or a
leaving group
suitable for neucleophilie displacement such as imidazole or an imidazole-
containing
group and wherein G6 is hereinbefore defined above, or -CO-G11 is replaced by
a cyclic
acid anhydride. Active ester synthesis is described in M.Bodanszky, "The
Peptides",
Vol.1, Academic Press Inc., 1975, pp105 if.
The reverse configuration linkage may be formed by reacting
0
PSC G12 II Gll
wherein G12 is a ring-opened carboxylic acid anhydride, phenylene, or a group
of
formula
0
O
or
and G11 is as hereinbefore defined;
with the group of formula
SXC G6 NH
1G8
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where G6 and G8 are as hereinbefore defined.
A preferred ester linkage has the formula
0
G6 II 0 G7
wherein G6 and G7 are as hereinbefore defined, G6 optionally being absent.
This may be formed by reacting
0
PSC Gil II Gil
wherein G'1 and G12 are as hereinbefore defined with
SXC G6 OH
wherein G6 is as hereinbefore defined.
The reverse ester linkage formation may be formed by reacting
PSC G7 OH
(i.e. the optionally modified polysacharide with at least one residual -OH
group)
0
with 11
SXC G6 I G11
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wherein G6 and G" are as hereinbefore defined, or -CO-G" may be replaced by a
cyclic anhydride.
Preferred ether linkages have the formula
G6 O G7
wherein G6 and G7 are as hereinbefore defined, optionally one being absent.
This linkage may be formed by reacting
PSC G6-OH
with SXC G15
wherein G15 is C,_4 alkylene and G6 is optionally absent and is as
hereinbefore defined.
A preferred urethane linkage is
0
6 I
GO IN G7
H
wherein G6 and G7 are as hereinbefore defined, G6 optionally being absent
(preferably
absent in the configuration PSC-L-SXC)
PSC G6-OH
SXC G7 NCO
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with
wherein G6 and G7 are as hereinbefore defined, G6 optionally being absent
(preferably
absent in the configuration PSC-L-SXC)
The reverse configuration is also possible but the simplest arrangement is PSC-
L-SXC
and wherein G6 is absent. Also most common is when G7 is alkylene.
The latter compound is made by reacting
SXC G7 NH2
wherein G7 is as hereinbefore defined;
with phosgene.
Another route is to react
PSC G6-OH
wherein G6 is as hereinbefore defined
with carbonyl dimidazole to form
PSC C N/ \ N
and react that product with
SXC G7 NH2
wherein G7 is as hereinbefore defined.
Preferred triazine linkages have the formula
G6 0 G7
N N
CI
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wherein G6 and G7 are as hereinbefore defined, G6 optionally being absent.
These linkages may be formed by reacting
SXC G7 OH
or
SXC G7 NH2
wherein G7 is as hereinbefore defined with cyanuic chloride and then with
PSC G6-OH
wherein G6 is as hereinbefore defined but may be absent;
or (reverse -L-) by reacting
psc G7 OH
with cyanuric chloride (when G7 is as hereinbefore defined) and then with
SXC G6 OH
or
SXC G6 NH2
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Preferred carbonate linkages have the formula
0
-0-(;-0- lG6
wherein G6 is as hereinbefore defined.
This linkage may be formed by reacting
PSC OH
with SXC G6 OH
in the presence of carbonyl dimidazole or phosgene
Preferred amine linkages have the formula
O
Gis
G6-II N G7 N
OH
(G g I 9
G
wherein G6, G7, G8, G9 and G15 are as hereinbefore defined.
This linkage may be formed by reacting
0
11
PSC G6-C N G7 NH
18 I
G G9
wherein G6-G9 are hereinbefore defined;
with OL_ Gs SXC
wherein G15 is as hereinbefore defined.
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Preferred ester-alkylene linkages have the formula
O
O I) G6 C 5 wherein G7 is as hereinbefore defined.
These linkages may be prepared by reacting
PSC OH
with 0
G1111 G6
and then reacting with a hydrogen-terminated silicone chain compound (i.e. G5
= H)
over a platinum catalyst.
Compositions
The substituted polysaccharide according to the first aspect of the present
invention
may be incorporated into compositions containing only a diluent (which may
comprise
solid and/or liquid) and/or also comprising an active ingredient. The compound
is
typically included in said compositions at levels of from 0.01 % to 25% by
weight,
preferably from 0.1% to 10%, most preferably from 0.5% to 3%.
The active ingredient in the compositions is preferably a surface active agent
or a fabric
conditioning agent. More than one active ingredient may be included. For some
applications a mixture of active ingredients may be used.
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The compositions of the invention may be in any physical form e.g. a solid
such as a
powder or granules, a tablet, a solid bar, a paste, gel or liquid, especially,
an aqueous
based liquid. In particular the compositions may be used in laundry
compositions,
especially in liquid, powder or tablet laundry composition.The compositions of
the
present invention are preferably laundry compositions, especially main wash
(fabric
washing) compositions or rinse-added softening compositions. The main wash
compositions may include a fabric softening agent and rinse-added fabric
softening
compositions may include surface-active compounds, particularly non-ionic
surface-
active compounds, if appropriate.
The detergent compositions of the invention may contain a surface-active
compound
(surfactant) which may be chosen from soap and non-soap anionic, cationic, non-
ionic,
amphoteric and zwitterionic surface-active compounds and mixtures thereof.
Many
suitable surface-active compounds are available and are fully described in the
literature, for example, in "Surface-Active Agents and Detergents", Volumes I
and II, by
Schwartz, Perry and Berch.
The preferred detergent-active compounds that can be used are soaps and
synthetic
non-soap anionic and non-ionic compounds.
The compositions of the invention may contain linear alkylbenzene sulphonate,
particularly linear alkylbenzene sulphonates having an alkyl chain length of
C8-C15. It is
preferred if the level of linear alkylbenzene sulphonate is from 0 wt% to 30
wt%, more
preferably 1 wt% to 25 wt%, most preferably from 2 wt% to 15 wt%.
The compositions of the invention may contain other anionic surfactants in
amounts
additional to the percentages quoted above. Suitable anionic surfactants are
well-
known to those skilled in the art. Examples include primary and secondary
alkyl
sulphates, particularly C8-C15 primary alkyl sulphates; alkyl ether sulphates;
olefin
sulphonates; alkyl xylene sulphonates; dialkyl sulphosuccinates; and fatty
acid ester
sulphonates. Sodium salts are generally preferred.
The compositions of the invention may also contain non-ionic surfactant.
Nonionic
surfactants that may be used include the primary and secondary alcohol
ethoxylates,
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especially the C8-C20 aliphatic alcohols ethoxylated with an average of from 1
to 20
moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol, and more especially the C90-C15
primary
and secondary aliphatic alcohols ethoxylated with an average of from 1 to 10
moles of
ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol. Non-ethoxylated nonionic surfactants
include
alkylpolyglycosides, glycerol monoethers, and polyhydroxyamides (glucamide).
It is preferred if the level of non-ionic surfactant is from 0 wt% to 30 wt%,
preferably from
I wt% to 25 wt%, most preferably from 2 wt% to 15 wt%.
Any conventional fabric conditioning agent may be used in the compositions of
the
present invention. The conditioning agents may be cationic or non-ionic. If
the fabric
conditioning compound is to be employed in a main wash detergent composition
the
compound will typically be non-ionic. For use in the rinse phase, typically
they will be
cationic. They may for example be used in amounts from 0.5% to 35%, preferably
from
1 % to 30% more preferably from 3% to 25% by weight of the composition.
Suitable cationic fabric softening compounds are substantially water-insoluble
quaternary ammonium materials comprising a single alkyl or alkenyl long chain
having
an average chain length greater than or equal to C20 or, more preferably,
compounds
comprising a polar head group and two alkyl or alkenyl chains having an
average chain
length greater than or equal to C14. Preferably the fabric softening compounds
have
two long chain alkyl or alkenyl chains each having an average chain length
greater
than or equal to C16. Most preferably at least 50% of the long chain alkyl or
alkenyl
groups have a chain length of C18 or above. It is preferred if the long chain
alkyl or
alkenyl groups of the fabric softening compound are predominantly linear.
Quaternary ammonium compounds having two long-chain aliphatic groups, for
example, distearyldimethyl ammonium chloride and di(hardened tallow alkyl)
dimethyl
ammonium chloride, are widely used in commercially available rinse conditioner
compositions. Other examples of these cationic compounds are to be found in
"Surfactants Science Series" volume 34 ed. Richmond 1990, volume 37 ed.
Rubingh
1991 and volume 53 eds. Cross and Singer 1994, Marcel Dekker Inc. New York".
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Any of the conventional types of such compounds may be used in the
compositions of
the present invention.
The fabric softening compounds are preferably compounds that provide excellent
softening, and are characterised by a chain melting La to La, transition
temperature
greater than 250C, preferably greater than 350C, most preferably greater than
450C.
This LR to La, transition can be measured by differential scanning calorimetry
as defined
in "Handbook of Lipid Bilayers", D Marsh, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 1990
(pages 137 and 337).
Substantially water-insoluble fabric softening compounds are defined as fabric
softening compounds having a solubility of less than 1 x 10-3 wt % in
demineralised
water at 20 C. Preferably the fabric softening compounds have a solubility of
less than
1 x 10-4 wt%, more preferably less than 1 x 10-8 to 1 x 10-6 wt%.
Especially preferred are cationic fabric softening compounds that are water-
insoluble
quaternary ammonium materials having two C12-22 alkyl or alkenyl groups
connected
to the molecule via at least one ester link, preferably two ester links. An
especially
preferred ester-linked quaternary ammonium material can be represented by the
formula:
R5
R5 N+ R7-T-R6
1
(CH2)p-T-R6
wherein each R5 group is independently selected from C1-4 alkyl or
hydroxyalkyl
groups or C2-4 alkenyl groups; each R6 group is independently selected from C8-
28
alkyl or alkenyl groups; and wherein R7 is a linear or branched alkylene group
of 1 to 5
carbon atoms, T is
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O 0
1I II
O or -0-(;
and p is 0 or is an integer from 1 to 5.
Di(tallowoxyloxyethyl) dimethyl ammonium chloride and/or its hardened tallow
analogue is an especially preferred compound of this formula.
A second preferred type of quaternary ammonium material can be represented by
the
formula:
OOC R6
(R5)3N+-(CH2)p CH
I
CH2000R6
wherein R5, p and R6 are as defined above.
A third preferred type of quaternary ammonium material are those derived from
triethanolamine (hereinafter referred to as `TEA quats') as described in for
example US
3915867 and represented by formula:
(TOCH2CH2)3N+(R9)
wherein T is H or (R8-CO-) where R8 group is independently selected from CB-28
alkyl or
alkenyl groups and R9 is CI-4 alkyl or hydroxyalkyl groups or C2.4 alkenyl
groups. For
example N-methyl-N, N, N-triethanolamine ditallowester or di-hardened-
tallowester
quaternary ammonium chloride or methosulphate. Examples of commercially
available
TEA quats include Rewoquat WE18 and Rewoquat WE20, both partially unsaturated
(ex. WITCO), Tetranyl AOT-1, fully saturated (ex. KAO) and Stepantex VP 85,
fully
saturated (ex. Stepan).
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It is advantageous if the quaternary ammonium material is biologically
biodegradable.
Preferred materials of this class such as 1,2-bis(hardened tallowoyloxy)-3-
trimethylammonium propane chloride and their methods of preparation are, for
example, described in US 4 137 180 (Lever Brothers Co). Preferably these
materials
comprise small amounts of the corresponding monoester as described in
US 4 137 180, for example, 1-hardened tallowoyloxy-2-hydroxy-3-
trimethylammonium
propane chloride.
Other useful cationic softening agents are alkyl pyridinium salts and
substituted
imidazoline species. Also useful are primary, secondary and tertiary amines
and the
condensation products of fatty acids with alkylpolyamines.
The compositions may alternatively or additionally contain water-soluble
cationic fabric
softeners, as described in GB 2 039 556B (Unilever).
The compositions may comprise a cationic fabric softening compound and an oil,
for
example as disclosed inEP-A-0829531.
The compositions may alternatively or additionally contain nonionic fabric
softening
agents such as lanolin and derivatives thereof.
Lecithins and other phospholipids are also suitable softening compounds.
In fabric softening compositions nonionic stabilising agent may be present.
Suitable
nonionic stabilising agents may be present such as linear C8 to C22 alcohols
alkoxylated with 10 to 20 moles of alkylene oxide, C10 to C20 alcohols, or
mixtures
thereof. Other stabilising agents include the deflocculating polymers as
described in
EP 0415698A2 and EP 0458599 B1.
Advantageously the nonionic stabilising agent is a linear C8 to C22 alcohol
alkoxylated
with 10 to 20 moles of alkylene oxide. Preferably, the level of nonionic
stabiliser is
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within the range from 0.1 to 10% by weight, more preferably from 0.5 to 5% by
weight,
most preferably from 1 to 4% by weight. The mole ratio of the quaternary
ammonium
compound and/or other cationic softening agent to the nonionic stabilising
agent is
suitably within the range from 40:1 to about 1:1, preferably within the range
from 18:1
to about 3:1.
The composition can also contain fatty acids, for example C8 to C24 alkyl or
alkenyl
monocarboxylic acids or polymers thereof. Preferably saturated fatty acids are
used, in
particular, hardened tallow C16 to C18 fatty acids. Preferably the fatty acid
is non-
saponified, more preferably the fatty acid is free, for example oleic acid,
lauric acid or
tallow fatty acid. The level of fatty acid material is preferably more than
0.1 % by weight,
more preferably more than 0.2% by weight. Concentrated compositions may
comprise
from 0.5 to 20% by weight of fatty acid, more preferably 1% to 10% by weight.
The
weight ratio of quaternary ammonium material or other cationic softening agent
to fatty
acid material is preferably from 10:1 to 1:10.
It is also possible to include certain mono-alkyl cationic surfactants which
can be used
in main-wash compositions for fabrics. Cationic surfactants that may be used
include
quaternary ammonium salts of the general formula R,R2R3R4N+ X' wherein the R
groups are long or short hydrocarbon chains, typically alkyl, hydroxyalkyl or
ethoxylated
alkyl groups, and X is a counter-ion (for example, compounds in which R, is a
C8_C22
alkyl group, preferably a C$-C1o or C12-C14 alkyl group, R2 is a methyl group,
and R3 and
R4, which may be the same or different, are methyl or hydroxyethyl groups);
and
cationic esters (for example, choline esters).
The choice of surface-active compound (surfactant), and the amount present,
will
depend on the intended use of the detergent composition. In fabric washing
compositions, different surfactant systems may be chosen, as is well known to
the
skilled formulator, for handwashing products and for products intended for use
in
different types of washing machine.
The total amount of surfactant present will also depend on the intended end
use and
may be as high as 60 wt%, for example, in a composition for washing fabrics by
hand.
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In compositions for machine washing of fabrics, an amount of from 5 to 40 wt%
is
generally appropriate. Typically the compositions will comprise at least 2 wt%
surfactant e.g. 2-60%, preferably 15-40% most preferably 25-35%.
Detergent compositions suitable for use in most automatic fabric washing
machines
generally contain anionic non-soap surfactant, or non-ionic surfactant, or
combinations
of the two in any suitable ratio, optionally together with soap.
The compositions of the invention, when used as main wash fabric washing
compositions, will generally also contain one or more detergency builders. The
total
amount of detergency builder in the compositions will typically range from 5
to 80 wt%,
preferably from 10 to 60 wt%.
Inorganic builders that may be present include sodium carbonate, if desired in
combination with a crystallisation seed for calcium carbonate, as disclosed in
GB 1 437
950 (Unilever); crystalline and amorphous aluminosilicates, for example,
zeolites as
disclosed in GB 1 473 201 (Henkel), amorphous aluminosilicates as disclosed in
GB 1
473 202 (Henkel) and mixed crystalline/amorphous aluminosilicates as disclosed
in
GB 1 470 250 (Procter & Gamble); and layered silicates as disclosed in EP 164
514B
(Hoechst). Inorganic phosphate builders, for example, sodium orthophosphate,
pyrophosphate and tripolyphosphate are also suitable for use with this
invention.
The compositions of the invention preferably contain an alkali metal,
preferably sodium,
aluminosilicate builder. Sodium aluminosilicates may generally be incorporated
in
amounts of from 10 to 70% by weight (anhydrous basis), preferably from 25 to
50 wt%.
The alkali metal aluminosilicate may be either crystalline or amorphous or
mixtures
thereof, having the general formula: 0.8-1.5 Na20. A1203. 0.8-6 Si02
These materials contain some bound water and are required to have a calcium
ion
exchange capacity of at least 50 mg CaO/g. The preferred sodium
aluminosilicates
contain 1.5-3.5 Si02 units (in the formula above). Both the amorphous and the
crystalline
materials can be prepared readily by reaction between sodium silicate and
sodium
aluminate, as amply described in the literature. Suitable crystalline sodium
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aluminosilicate ion-exchange detergency builders are described, for example,
in GB 1
429 143 (Procter & Gamble). The preferred sodium aluminosilicates of this type
are the
well-known commercially available zeolites A and X, and mixtures thereof.
The zeolite may be the commercially available zeolite 4A now widely used in
laundry
detergent powders. However, according to a preferred embodiment of the
invention, the
zeolite builder incorporated in the compositions of the invention is maximum
aluminium
zeolite P (zeolite MAP) as described and claimed in EP 384 070A (Unilever).
Zeolite
MAP is defined as an alkali metal aluminosilicate of the zeolite P type having
a silicon to
aluminium ratio not exceeding 1.33, preferably within the range of from 0.90
to 1.33, and
more preferably within the range of from 0.90 to 1.20.
Especially preferred is zeolite MAP having a silicon to aluminium ratio not
exceeding
1.07, more preferably about 1.00. The calcium binding capacity of zeolite MAP
is
generally at least 150 mg CaO per g of anhydrous material.
Organic builders that may be present include polycarboxylate polymers such as
polyacrylates, acrylic/maleic copolymers, and acrylic phosphinates; monomeric
polycarboxylates such as citrates, gluconates, oxydisuccinates, glycerol mono-
, di and
trisuccinates, carboxymethyloxy succinates, carboxymethyloxymalonates,
dipicolinates,
hydroxyethyliminodiacetates, alkyl- and alkenylmalonates and succinates; and
sulphonated fatty acid salts. This list is not intended to be exhaustive.
Especially preferred organic builders are citrates, suitably used in amounts
of from 5 to
30 wt%, preferably from 10 to 25 wt%; and acrylic polymers, more especially
acrylic/maleic copolymers, suitably used in amounts of from 0.5 to 15 wt%,
preferably
from 1 to 10 wt%.
Builders, both inorganic and organic, are preferably present in alkali metal
salt,
especially sodium salt, form.
Compositions according to the invention may also suitably contain a bleach
system.
Fabric washing compositions may desirably contain peroxy bleach compounds, for
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example, inorganic persalts or organic peroxyacids, capable of yielding
hydrogen
peroxide in aqueous solution.
Suitable peroxy bleach compounds include organic peroxides such as urea
peroxide,
and inorganic persalts such as the alkali metal perborates, percarbonates,
perphosphates, persilicates and persulphates. Preferred inorganic persalts are
sodium
perborate monohydrate and tetrahydrate, and sodium percarbonate.
Especially preferred is sodium percarbonate having a protective coating
against
destabilisation by moisture. Sodium percarbonate having a protective coating
comprising
sodium metaborate and sodium silicate is disclosed in GB 2 123 044B (Kao).
The peroxy bleach compound is suitably present in an amount of from 0.1 to 35
wt%,
preferably from 0.5 to 25 wt%. The peroxy bleach compound may be used in
conjunction with a bleach activator (bleach precursor) to improve bleaching
action at low
wash temperatures. The bleach precursor is suitably present in an amount of
from 0.1 to
8 wt%, preferably from 0.5 to 5 wt%.
Preferred bleach precursors are peroxycarboxylic acid precursors, more
especially
peracetic acid precursors and pernoanoic acid precursors. Especially preferred
bleach
precursors suitable for use in the present invention are N,N,N',N',-tetracetyl
ethylenediamine (TAED) and sodium nonanoyloxybenzene sulphonate (SNOBS). The
novel quaternary ammonium and phosphonium bleach precursors disclosed in US 4
751
015 and US 4 818 426 (Lever Brothers Company) and EP 402 971A (Unilever), and
the
cationic bleach precursors disclosed in EP 284 292A and EP 303 520A (Kao) are
also of
interest.
The bleach system can be either supplemented with or replaced by a peroxyacid.
examples of such peracids can be found in US 4 686 063 and US 5 397 501
(Unilever).
A preferred example is the imido peroxycarboxylic class of peracids described
in EP A
325 288, EP A 349 940, DE 382 3172 and EP 325 289. A particularly preferred
example
is phthalimido peroxy caproic acid (PAP). Such peracids are suitably present
at 0.1 -
12%, preferably 0.5 - 10%.
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A bleach stabiliser (transition metal sequestrant) may also be present.
Suitable bleach
stabilisers include ethylenediamine tetra-acetate (EDTA), the polyphosphonates
such as
Dequest (Trade Mark) and non-phosphate stabilisers such as EDDS (ethylene
diamine
di-succinic acid). These bleach stabilisers are also useful for stain removal
especially in
products containing low levels of bleaching species or no bleaching species.
An especially preferred bleach system comprises a peroxy bleach compound
(preferably
sodium percarbonate optionally together with a bleach activator), and a
transition metal
bleach catalyst as described and claimed in EP 458 397A ,EP 458 398A and EP
509
787A (Unilever).
The compositions according to the invention may also contain one or more
enzyme(s).
Suitable enzymes include the proteases, amylases, cellulases, oxidases,
peroxidases
and lipases usable for incorporation in detergent compositions. Preferred
proteolytic
enzymes (proteases) are, catalytically active protein materials which degrade
or alter
protein types of stains when present as in fabric stains in a hydrolysis
reaction. They
may be of any suitable origin, such as vegetable, animal, bacterial or yeast
origin.
Proteolytic enzymes or proteases of various qualities and origins and having
activity in
various pH ranges of from 4-12 are available and can be used in the instant
invention.
Examples of suitable proteolytic enzymes are the subtilisins which are
obtained from
particular strains of B. Subtilis B. licheniformis, such as the commercially
available
subtilisins Maxatase (Trade Mark), as supplied by Genencor International N.V.,
Delft,
Holland, and Alcalase (Trade Mark), as supplied by Novozymes Industri A/S,
Copenhagen, Denmark.
Particularly suitable is a protease obtained from a strain of Bacillus having
maximum
activity throughout the pH range of 8-12, being commercially available, e.g.
from
Novozymes Industri A/S under the registered trade-names Esperase (Trade Mark)
and
Savinase (Trade-Mark). The preparation of these and analogous enzymes is
described
in GB 1 243 785. Other commercial proteases are Kazusase (Trade Mark
obtainable
from Showa-Denko of Japan), Optimase (Trade Mark from Miles Kali-Chemie,
Hannover, West Germany), and Superase (Trade Mark obtainable from Pfizer of
U.S.A.).
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Detergency enzymes are commonly employed in granular form in amounts of from
about
0.1 to about 3.0 wt%. However, any suitable physical form of enzyme may be
used.
The compositions of the invention may contain alkali metal, preferably sodium
carbonate, in order to increase detergency and ease processing. Sodium
carbonate may
suitably be present in amounts ranging from 1 to 60 wt%, preferably from 2 to
40 wt%.
However, compositions containing little or no sodium carbonate are also within
the
scope of the invention.
Powder flow may be improved by the incorporation of a small amount of a powder
structurant, for example, a fatty acid (or fatty acid soap), a sugar, an
acrylate or
acrylate/maleate copolymer, or sodium silicate. One preferred powder
structurant is
fatty acid soap, suitably present in an amount of from 1 to 5 wt%.
Other materials that may be present in detergent compositions of the invention
include
sodium silicate; antiredeposition agents such as cellulosic polymers; soil
release
polymers; inorganic salts such as sodium sulphate; or lather boosters as
appropriate;
proteolytic and lipolytic enzymes; dyes; coloured speckles; fluorescers and
decoupling
polymers. This list is not intended to be exhaustive. However, many of these
ingredients will be better delivered as benefit agent groups in materials
according to the
first aspect of the invention.
The detergent composition when diluted in the wash liquor (during a typical
wash
cycle) will typically give a pH of the wash liquor from 7 to 10.5 for a main
wash
detergent.
Particulate detergent compositions are suitably prepared by spray-drying a
slurry of
compatible heat-insensitive ingredients, and then spraying on or post-dosing
those
ingredients unsuitable for processing via the slurry. The skilled detergent
formulator
will have no difficulty in deciding which ingredients should be included in
the slurry and
which should not.
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Particulate detergent compositions of the invention preferably have a bulk
density of at
least 400 g/l, more preferably at least 500 g/l. Especially preferred
compositions have
bulk densities of at least 650 g/litre, more preferably at least 700 g/litre.
Such powders may be prepared either by post-tower densification of spray-dried
powder, or by wholly non-tower methods such as dry mixing and granulation; in
both
cases a high-speed mixer/granulator may advantageously be used. Processes
using
high-speed mixer/granulators are disclosed, for example, in EP 340 013A, EP
367 339A,
EP 390 251A and EP 420 317A (Unilever).
Liquid detergent compositions can be prepared by admixing the essential and
optional
ingredients thereof in any desired order to provide compositions containing
components in the requisite concentrations. Liquid compositions according to
the
present invention can also be in compact form which means it will contain a
lower level
of water compared to a conventional liquid detergent.
Substrate
The substrate may be any substrate onto which it is desirable to deposit
silicones and
which is subjected to treatment such as a washing or rinsing process.
In particular, the substrate may be a textile fabric, fabric, preferably of
cotton.
It has been found that particular good results are achieved when using a
natural fabric
substrate such as cotton, or fabric blends containing cotton.
Treatment
The treatment of the substrate with the material of the invention can be made
by any
suitable method such as washing, soaking or rinsing of the substrate:
Typically the treatment will involve a washing or rinsing method such as
treatment in
the main wash or rinse cycle of a washing machine and involves contacting the
substrate with an aqueous medium comprising the material of the invention.
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The present invention will now be explained in more detail by reference to the
following
non-limiting examples:-
In the following examples where percentages are metioned, this is to be
understood as
percentage by weight. In the following tables where the values do not add up
to 100
these are to be understood as parts by weight.
Example I - Sample synthesis of an ester linked cellulose monoacetate (CMA)
silicone
Monocarboxydecyl terminated polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) source (Mwt 5,000:
1.5g,
0.23 mmols) was dispersed in dimethylacetamide (10cm) by vigorous stirring
under
nitrogen. Carbonyldiimidazole (37 mg, 0.23 mmols) was then added and the
dispersion
heated with stirring to 70 C under nitrogen for two hours. A solution of
cellulose
monoacetate (DS 0.58; 1 g, 5.3 mmol equivalents based on primary hydroxyl
groups) in
dimethylacetamide (10 cm) was then added and stirring and heating was
continued for a
further 20 hours. Following this time the mixture was filtered and the
filtrate added to
vigorously stirring acetone to give a white precipitate. This precipitate was
filtered off,
washed with acetone and dried under vacuum to give a white polymer (1.01 g).
From the
1 H NMR of the polymer (after hydrolysis of 20% DCI in D20 for two hours at 80
C) and
normalising the integration of the anomeric protons to unity and the acetate
group to 0.58
the Si-CH3 group (at 0.0 ppm) integration gives an overall degree of
substitution (DS) of
siloxane group as 0.04.
Example 2 - Preparation of PDMS-Grafted Cellulose Monoacetate:
Attachment of PDMS via a Carbonate Linkage
Carbinol (hydroxyl) terminated PDMS (Mwt 5,000; 11.5 g, 2.3 mmol) was
dispersed in
anhydrous dimethylacetamide (20 cm) with / of a sodium hydroxide pellet. The
solution was stirred with heating (60 C) under nitrogen for 30 mins prior to
the addition
of 1,1'-carbonyldiimidazole (0.74 g, 4.6 mmols). After two hours a solution of
cellulose
monoacetate (10 g) in dimethylacetamide (100 cm) was added and stirring the
heating
was continued for a further 18 hours. The solution was then allowed to cool at
room
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temperature and added slowly to vigorously stirring acetone (500 cm) to give a
light
brown precipitate, the polymer was filtered off and washed with acetate by
continuous
extraction for 18 hours. Finally, the polymer was dried under vacuum at 40 C
for 18
hours to give a light tan solid (3.87 g). From the 1H NMR of the polymer
(after
hydrolysis in 20% DCI in D20 for an hour at 80 C) and normalising the
integration of
the anomeric protons to unity and the acetate group to 0.58 the Si-CH3 group
(at
O.Oppm) integration gives an overall DS of the PDMS group as 0.0063.
Example 3 - Preparation of PDMS-Grafted Cellulose Monoacetate:
Attachment of PDMS via a Carbamate Linkage
Cellulose monoacetate (10 g) was dissolved in anhydrous dimethylacetamide (100
cm)
with stirring and heating (60 C) under nitrogen, 1,1'-carbonyldiimidazole
(0.74 g, 4.6
mmols) and '/4 of a sodium hydroxide was then added and the solution was
stirred and
heated for a further 2 hours. A solution of aminopropyl terminated PDMS (Mwt
1,000;
6.9 g. 6.0 mmols) in dimethylacetamide (50 cm) was then added and the solution
was
stirred with heating for a further 18 hours. The resulting slurry was then
centrifuged and
the supernatant added dropwise the vigorously stirring acetone (500 cm) to
give an off-
white polymer. The precipitate was filtered off, washed with acetone (300 cm3)
and dried
under vacuum (40 C) to give a tan-coloured solid (2.2 g). From the 1H NMR of
the
polymer (after hydrolysis in 20% DCI in D20 for an hour at 80 C) and
normalising the
integration of the anomeric protons to unity and the acetate group to 0.58 the
Si-CH3
group (at 0.0 ppm) integration gives an overall DS of the PDMS group as 0.039.
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Example 4 - Use of CMA-silicone in a detergent formulation to give a fabric
care
benefit.
Formulations
Ingredient Quantity/Parts by Weight
Example Control A
NaLAS 20.9 20.9
C12_15 7E0 alcohol 20.9 20.9
ethoxylate
Sodium Carbonate 31.3 31.3
Sodium Bicarbonate 10.2 10.2
Polymer A 16.7 -
Polymer B - 16.7
Polymer A is the modified cellulose acetate with grafted polymethylsiloxane
described
in example 1.
Polymer B is a cellulose acetate having a molecular weight of 16200 and a
degree of
substitution of 0.58, without polydimethylsilixone graft.
Wash liquors were prepared at 40 C in each of two Rotawash pots consisting of
200
cm3 of water (16 French Hard) to which had been added, 0.478 g of either the
Example formulation or the control formulation A.. To each pot was also added
one
piece (20 cm x 20 cm) of white mercerised woven cotton and one piece (20 cm x
20
cm) of a similar cotton dyed at a 1 % level with Direct Red 80. The fabrics
were washed
for 30 minutes at 40 C using a standard agitation rate of 40 rpm. At the end
of the
wash, each set of fabrics was rinsed with 2 changes of 1000 cm3 of water (20
C, 16
French Hard). The fabric sets were air-dried at ambient temperature and then
each set
was subjected to the same wash procedure up to five times. After drying for
the fifth
wash the "white" cloths from each wash condition were then stored in a
humidity-
controlled room (65 C Humidity 23 C Temperature) for 24 hrs to equilibrate.
After this
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time the cloths were measured on the Kawabata Shear machine, to obtain shear
hysterisis parameters as the 2HG5 values. This value is a measure of the
lubricity
between fibres and yarns of the fabric and has been correlated to both
softness and
crease reduction(REF: The use of Kawabata Instrumentation to evaluate Silicone
fabric
softeners by A. J. Sabia and A. M. Pagliuchi). The lower the 2HG5 value the
greater
the softness of the fabric.
Kawabata 2HG5 results
Example Formulation Control Formulation
White cloth from wash 5 6.15 6.83
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Formulation examples:
Examples 5-8 are formulation examples. In each case "Polymer A" refers,
respectively,
to the materials specified in Examples 1 or 2.
Raw material specification:
Component Specification
LAS Alkyl Benzene Sulphonic-acid, Marlon
AS3, ex Huls
Na-PAS Primary Alkyl Benzene Sulphonic-acid,
neutralised with NaOH
Dobanol 25-7 C12.15 ethoxylated alcohol, 7EO, ex shell
Zeolite Wassalith P, ex Degussa
STPP Sodium Tri Polyphosphate, Thermphos
NW, ex Hoechst
Dequest 2066 Metal chelating agent, ex Monsanto
Lipolase Type 100L, ex Novo
Savinase 16L Protease, ex Novo
Sokalan CP5 Acrylic/Maleic Builder Polymer, ex BASF
Defloculating Polymer A-11 disclosed in EP-A-346 995
Polymer
SCMC Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose
Minors Antiredeposition polymers, transition-
matal scavangers/bleach stabilisers,
fluorescers, dye-transfer-inhibition
polymers, enzymes,
Polymer A Material Specified in Example 1.
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Example 5, Spray-Dried Powder:
Component % w/w
Na PAS 11.5
Dobanol 25-7 6.3
Soap 2
Zeolite 24.1
SCMC 0.6
Na Citrate 10.6
Na Carbonate 23
Polymer A 0.3
Dequest 2066 0.4
Sokalan CP5 0.9
Savinase 16L 0.7
Lipolase 0.1
Minors 0.4
Water/salts Up to 100%
Example 6, Detergent granulate prepared by Non-Spray Drying Method:
Component % w/w
Na PAS 13.5
Dobanol 25-7 2.5
STPP 45.3
Na Carbonate 4
Polymer A 0.28
Na Silicate 10.1
Minors 1.5
Water Up to 100%
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Example 7; Isotropic Laundry Liquid
Component % w/w
Na Citrate 10.7
Propylene Glycol 7.5
Ethylene Glycol 4.5
Borax 3
Savinase 16L 0.3
Lipolase 0.1
Polymer A 0.25
Monoethanolamine 0.5
Coco fatty acid 1.7
NaOH (50%) 2.2
LAS 10.3
Dobanol 25-7 6.3
LES 7.6
Minors 1.3
(adjust pH to 7 white NaOH)
Water Up to 100%
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Example 8, Structured Laundry Liquids
Component % w/w
LAS 16.5
Dobanol 25-7 9
Oleic acid (Priolene (6907)) 4.5
Zeolite 15
KOH, neutralisation of acids and pH to 8.5
Citric acid 8.2
Defloculating Polymer 1
Protease 0.38
Lipolase 0.2
Polymer A 0.15
Minors 0.4
Water Up to 100%
